May
06
/ 2019
Caerphilly Castle in south Wales stands proud amongst the medieval fortifications and strongholds in the United Kingdom and is classed among the finest in Europe. It is also one of the largest in Britain, stretching across 30 acres, second in size only to beautiful Windsor Castle. For its time, the design was revolutionary, and it is remarkably well-preserved. The Bloody History of Caerphilly Castle The site had always been of great strategic importance and it appears that the Romans had a fort near the present fortifications at one point. The origins of the castle lie in the Anglo-Norman expansion into South Wales in the 1260s when a baron by the name of Gilbert De Clare, or Red Gilbert, started to
